The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) at Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response

Welcome to the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) at Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response website.

The Medical Reserve Corps resulted from President Bush’s call to action in his January 2002 State of the Union address. For more information, please visit www.medicalreservecorps.gov.

As part of the Citizen Corps, the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) organizes local volunteers to support their community's medical response during a large-scale disaster or public health emergency.

The Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Medical Reserve Corps is a team of trained volunteers, who, when called upon during a disaster, will support and enhance a local, regional or statewide hospital response.

Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers are...

• Non-licensed healthcare workers
• Retired or academic licensed healthcare professionals
• Students enrolled in healthcare professional programs
• Interested non-licensed community volunteers

For more information, please contact Eugenie Schwartz, RN, BSN, MHA at (203) 688-3224 or mrc@ynhh.org.